QUILT BLOCK CONTEST
QUILT BLOCK CONTEST THURSTON COUNTY FAIR
Have a Hare Raising Time At the Thurston County Fair August 2, 2017 through August 6, 2017 Superintendent – Barbara Ridgeway, email: [email protected] * Quilt Block Packets are available for $9.95 at Ruby Street Quiltworks, 100 Ruby Street SE, Tumwater, WA 98501, Phone 360-236-0596. This year the packet contains one fat quarters and five fat eighths for a total of six pieces of fabric. You can use this fabric to make any block pattern from the fabrics, but you cannot add any other fabric from outside the packet. This year you are required to use a minimum of four fabrics in the packet for each block. You will get six fabrics, but you only need to use four in a block. Your block may be patchwork, foundation piecing, appliqué, etc. The work may be done by hand or machine. Embellishments such as embroidery, coloring, ink etc. are allowed; but NO three-dimensional elements are allowed. The minimum entry is one block; packets may make more than one block. You may purchase as many packets as you like and enter as many times as you wish. Fabric in packets must be
pre-washed. Only blocks 12 1/2” square unfinished will be accepted for judging. Please be sure to measure your blocks.
* Your quilt block will be judged on appearance, construction, and creativity in use of the challenge fabric and design. Blocks will be displayed in Heritage Hall during the Fair. This is where ribbons, judges’ comments and blocks for drawing winners will be available for pick up on Monday, August 7 from 1 - 7 PM.
* Bring your (unquilted) square(s), along with the attached Fair entry cards, back to Ruby Street Quiltworks any time before July 23, or to Heritage Hall at the Thurston County Fairgrounds on Monday, July 24 from 3-7 PM. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED
* Prizes, Prizes, Prizes: Each participant who turns in a completed block will receive a coupon for $5 off a minimum purchase of $10 Ruby Street Quiltworks (limit one coupon per packet that is purchased).
* Each block you enter gets you a chance to win up to 12 blocks. Twelve blocks are kept by the Thurston county Fair to be used in a raffle quilt during the following year's Fair. But the rest of the blocks are place in a drawing!!! Names from contest participants will be drawn for the remaining lots of 12 blocks or less.
